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      the iust debts of the deceased according to the exigency of the Liber A.

      Lawe soe neere as you may And that you keepe and make

      a true and faithfull Accompt of this yor Administracon when

      you shalbe there vnto required by vs or our Governor &

      Counsell or other Judge therevnto authorised for the time being

      Witnes our trusty & welbeloved Willm Stone Esqr our Leive

      tennt of our said Province of Maryland and Given at St Maries

      vnder our great Seale of our said Province the 26th day of

      Aprill in the 17th yeare of our dominion over our said Province

      of Maryland Annoq dni 1649

  Administr to Georg    Cecilius &c. To Georg Akcrick and p. 267

      Akerick & James Walker   James Walker Executors of the last Will

      Executrs of John Tompson and Testamt of John Tornpson deceased

      Greeting. Wee doe hereby committ vnto you the Adminis

      tracon of all the rights debts goods and chattells within this

      Province of Maryland web were heretofore of the said Testator

      John Tompson late of St Clements hundred within this our said

      Province deceased, charging and requiring you by vertue of

      yor oath made in that behaulf that you cause a true & pfect

      Inventory of all the said rights debts goods and chattells, soe

      farr as you may, to bee made in the prsence and by the dis

      crecon of 2 able psons to bee approved of and sworne by one

      of our Comissioners or other Officer authorized for that pur

      pose within our said Province for the time being with the iust

      value of the said goods by appraisemt of the said persons as

      aforesaid, and exhibited into the Secretaries office sometime

      before Michas next (if you may) vnles further time bee given

      you by our Secretary And that you pforme the Will and pay

      all and onely the iust debts of the said Testator according to

      Lawe as neere as you may And that you keepe and make a

      true and pfect Accompt of this your Administracon soe farr as

      you may when you shalbe therevnto required by vs or 0r Govr

      & Counsell or other Judge therevnto authorized for the time

      being Given at St Maries vnder our Great Seale of our said

      Province of Maryland the eight day of May in the 17th yeare

      of our dominion over our said Province Annoq dni 1649

                 ffor my Loveing brother Capt William Hawley Liber B.

                   these in Maryland.             L.O.R. No.

                                                  p. 162

        Loveing Brother I recëd lately a Letter from you dated the

      26th of ffebruary last by which to understand of your good

      health which doth much glad me, As concerning your intent

      for Maryland I doe like well of it, and herewith doe Send You p. 163

      the true Coppy of writeings betwixt my brother Jerome deced

      and my Self, p which will appear a large Sume of money to be

      due unto me from him, which by vertue of my Letter of Attor